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Sea Bird

Date: December 1948

Volume: 32

Issue: 348

Clovelly, Devon.—About 4 o'clock in the morning of the 10th of September, 1948, the Hartland Point coastguard telephoned that a flare had been seen, and the motor life-boat City of Notting- ham was launched at 4.15 in a moderate...

Scotch offers support

Date: Autumn 2009

Volume: 61

Issue: 589

RNLI SOS day 2010 is on 29 January, so now is the time to really get planning.

Burns night celebrations are a popular SOS activity for those in Scotland (or those who just wish they were in Scotland!), and Talisker whisky...

Category: Articles

Ellizer

Date: November 1889

Volume: 14

Issue: 154

KILMORE, oo. WEXFORD.—On the 21st February, the Life-boat John Robert was launched at 8 A.M., proceeded to the assistance of the Norwegian barque Ellizer bound from Belize for Fleetwood, with cargo of logwood, which had stranded on...

Skjold

Date: February 1882

Volume: 11

Issue: 123

BEMBRIDGE, I.W.—At about 7 P.M. on the 14th October the City of Worcester Life-boat put off to the assistance of the Norwegian brigantine Skjold, which had lost her masts and was drifting during a W. gale. A steam-tug had arrived at the...

Pensions for Gold Medallists

Date: September 1934

Volume: 29

Issue: 319

AT their meeting last May the committee of management decided that officers and members of life-boat crews who are awarded the Institution's gold medal, the highest award which it can make for gallantry in saving life, may, like those...

Category: Committee

Campaigner

Date: December 1965

Volume: 38

Issue: 414

Walton and Frinton, Essex. At 6.10 p.m. on i5th August, 1965, the coastguard told the life-boat coxswain that a yacht was aground on Cork Sands.

She was in no immediate danger, but it was later decided to launch the...

Hugin

Date: 1945

Volume: War Years

Issue: 1945

JULY 26TH. - GREAT YARMOUTH AND GORLESTON, NORFOLK. At 1.56 in the afternoon a message came from the coastguard that a vessel was aground on South Scroby Sands, two and a half miles from Yarmouth. The north-north-east wind was light, but the...

Glide

Date: May 1912

Volume: 21

Issue: 244

The Life-boat Thomas McCunn was summoned on the morning of the 5th November to the assistance of a vessel in distress and wanting help off Drummore. The boat was transported on her carriage to the vicinity of the distressed vessel and...

Dolores

Date: March 1968

Volume: 41

Issue: 423

Redcar, Yorkshire - At 2.30 p.m. on 23rd November, 1967, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a cabin cruiser had broken down one mile east of the life-boat station. The life-boat Aguila Wren was launched at 3.10. It was...

Ellington

Date: November 1906

Volume: 19

Issue: 222

At 5.30 A.M. on the 18th February it was reported that signals of distress were being shown by a vessel ashore at Sand's Head. The crew of the Life-boat Queen Victoria were at once summoned and the Life-boat was launched. The steamer...